New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only split system air conditioner, wall hung
Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA Heat Pump
Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA is a 5 kW cooling only split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9551).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 5
- Annual electricity use
- 202 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $67 / year
- $6 / month · $667 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 5 kW cooling
19% less electricity than the median of 20 comparable 5 kW cooling only split system registrations (250 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 95% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 98% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the cold zone (Canberra climate: Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, alpine areas). All of New Zealand is the cold zone on the Zoned Energy Rating Label. Cost = kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Daikin RKM50QVMA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 202 | $67 | $667 |
| Mixed zone | 325 | $107 | $1,073 |
| Hot zone | 945 | $312 | $3,119 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Heat pumps similar to the Daikin RKM50QVMA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic CU-U50WKR / CS-U50WKR5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC18YSA-W/SRK18YSA-WF15 kW cooling270 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $89 | |
| Panasonic CU-U50AKR / CS-U50AKR5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 | |
| Hitachi RAC-DJ50PCAT/RAK-DJ50PCAT5 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $71 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC18YTA-W/SRK18YTA-WF5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 | |
| Haier 1U50KAMCRA / AS50TDMCRA5 kW cooling322 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $106 | |
| Fujitsu AOTH18CNTA/ASTH18CNTA5 kW cooling254 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $84 |
Other Daikin models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin RKM50Q2VMA / FTKM50Q2VMA5 kW cooling204 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 |
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Daikin RKM50QVMA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 5.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.14 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 4.37
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 4.36
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.8 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 61 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 59 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes (requires additional part)
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 990 × 295 × 263 mm
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Daikin RKM50QVMA zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 368 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 5.0 | – | 202 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 507 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 4.5 | – | 325 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,190 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 5.0 | – | 945 | – |
Part-load test points (7 values)
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 410 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 320 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2500 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2690 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9551
- GEMS registration id
- 173926
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 November 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 9
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: daikin.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.